Hi, I'm a powerlifter of 14 years experience and I've tried every diet at one time or another. Each person reacts quite differently to training and diet and you really to experiment with everythign to understand how your body reacts. For me, I found lacto/ovo vegetarianism is fine for muscle growth, especially if you have skim milk-shakes around the clock. Veganism does not work at all for me - it feels like a contrived, artificial diet with few interesting taste sensations unless you put a lot of time into recipies and food preparation. When I was on a cutting diet recently I went full vegan for a week and did not lose any weight at all unlike Steve's experience. In fact I put on a little bit because the carbs attract water.
This is just what happens to me - I am at a very high level of training and have a high metabolism too. My honest advice is just to experiment for a while. The key to muscle growth is over-eating though - you must have a great excess of calories to force your body to develop.
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